Encyclopedia of Physics - Couverture rigide

Rosen, Joe

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0816049742 ISBN 13 : 9780816049745

Editeur : Facts On File Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Physics is a challenging yet rewarding science for students in high school and college. A comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia of physics, Encyclopedia of Physics presents a broad overview of the field at a level and in a format suitable for students and general readers. Focused on pure physics - which deals with the most fundamental aspects of nature such as light, sound, movement, and force - its scope of coverage is wide and significant, including entries on concepts, terms, effects, laws, principles, theories, experiments, observations, people, institutions, organizations, issues, laboratories, and other subjects. Complementing the coverage of pure physics topics, concise, general entries discuss interdisciplinary subjects, such as applied physics, astrophysics, biophysics, chemical physics, geophysics, and medical physics. Biographical entries present personal profiles of important physicists, past and present, and list their accomplishments. Details about their achievements are presented in separate, cross-referenced entries. While the emphasis is on the present state of physics, the science's historical background and development are explained, as appropriate, to give perspective on current issues in physics. With more than 600 entries, 11 prose essays on particularly interesting topics in physics, and more than 180 black-and-white photographs and line illustrations, this is an ideal reference to this core area of science.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Joe Rosen, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. in physics from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, in 1967. A professor for many years, he retired in 2000 and has since been a visiting professor in the deptartment of physics at The Catholic Univ. of America, in Washington, DC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Facts On File Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0816049742
• ISBN 13: 9780816049745
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible